On Wednesday, the shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of soccer\u2019s most famous goals was sold for 7.14 million pounds ($8.93 million), setting a new auction record for sports memorabilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 1986 World Cup quarter-final versus England in Mexico, Maradona donned Argentina\u2019s No. 10 shirt. He put his team ahead six minutes into the second half by punching the ball into the net for what became known as the \u201cHand of God\u201d goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maradona dribbled from his own half four minutes later to score one of the greatest goals in World Cup history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the game, England midfielder Steve Hodge received Maradona\u2019s jersey and announced it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis historic shirt is a physical remembrance of a key time not only in sports history, but in the history of the twentieth century,\u201d Brahm Wachter, Sotheby\u2019s Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The buyer, according to Sotheby\u2019s, remained nameless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The original autograph manuscript of the Olympic Manifesto from 1892, which sold for $8.8 million in 2019, was the previous record for sports memorabilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sale of Maradona\u2019s jersey was complicated by accusations that Hodge obtained the shirt Maradona wore in the first half of the match, according to his daughter and ex-wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n